"Whether it’s the guillotine, the hangman’s noose, or reciprocal endeavors of militaristic horror, radical evil will never be recompensed with radical punishment. The only answer, the only remedy, and the only truly effective response to radical evil is radical love."+ Gebre Menfes Kidus +http://bookstore.authorhouse.com/Products/SKU-000984270/Rebel-Song.aspx

Wizard of OZ is on right now while I am posting...........Never gets old.

For some reason I have passionately hated that movie since I was little. It always felt really obnoxious and insincere. I get a totally different feeling from the book, which I love. And I love the film Return to Oz.

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Mencius said, “Instruction makes use of many techniques. When I do not deign to instruct someone, that too is a form of instruction.”

Wizard of OZ is on right now while I am posting...........Never gets old.

For some reason I have passionately hated that movie since I was little. It always felt really obnoxious and insincere. I get a totally different feeling from the book, which I love. And I love the film Return to Oz.

Never liked The Wizard of Oz or Willie Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. Both movies creeped me out as a child. Scary stuff.

Selam

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"Whether it’s the guillotine, the hangman’s noose, or reciprocal endeavors of militaristic horror, radical evil will never be recompensed with radical punishment. The only answer, the only remedy, and the only truly effective response to radical evil is radical love."+ Gebre Menfes Kidus +http://bookstore.authorhouse.com/Products/SKU-000984270/Rebel-Song.aspx

Wizard of OZ is on right now while I am posting...........Never gets old.

For some reason I have passionately hated that movie since I was little. It always felt really obnoxious and insincere. I get a totally different feeling from the book, which I love. And I love the film Return to Oz.

For some reason I liked Oz the Great and Powerful. I haven't seen anything at the theater since then that would compare (primarily previews).

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If you cannot remember everything, instead of everything, I beg you, remember this without fail, that not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess our own wealth but theirs. If we have this attitude, we will certainly offer our money; and by nourishing Christ in poverty here and laying up great profit hereafter, we will be able to attain the good things which are to come. - St. John Chrysostom

A documentary on infamous moonshiner Popcorn Sutton called "This Is the Last Dam Run of Likker I'm Ever Gonna Make." I laugh every time I watch it on account he sounds just like my gran'pa (sans the cussin'.)

Conquer evil men by your gentle kindness, and make zealous men wonder at your goodness. Put the lover of legality to shame by your compassion. With the afflicted be afflicted in mind. Love all men, but keep distant from all men.—St. Isaac of Syria

I missed it by a couple of years, but yeah, the 80s had the best school movies.

Right now watching (again) The Brave Little Toaster with the young one.

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'Evil isn't the real threat to the world. Stupid is just as destructive as evil, maybe more so, and it's a hell of a lot more common. What we really need is a crusade against stupid. That might actually make a difference.'~Harry Dresden

It seems the best high school movies today are somehow connected to high school media of the 80s, either through tribute (Easy A) or parody (21 Jump Street). I can't think of much original high school media from my time in high school. Glee, I guess. Never watched it though. Heard mixed things.

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"Some have such command of their bowels, that they can break wind continuously at pleasure, so as to produce the effect of singing."- St. Augustine of Hippo

Right now watching (again) The Brave Little Toaster with the young one.

It is worth watching again and again and again. I have fond memories in regard to this movie.

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If you cannot remember everything, instead of everything, I beg you, remember this without fail, that not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess our own wealth but theirs. If we have this attitude, we will certainly offer our money; and by nourishing Christ in poverty here and laying up great profit hereafter, we will be able to attain the good things which are to come. - St. John Chrysostom

Just watched the Great Gatsby, it did such a good job in showing how void the material world is while being such a visually rich movie,usually a Baz Luhrman film will send me to sleep but this one I loved.

Hara-Kiri (2012), dir. Miike Takashi. This is a remake of a classic 1960's film, which, unfortunately, I haven't seen yet, so I can't compare the two. I haven't seen a Miike film in quite a while- it seems that he's toned down considerably. He may even have lost some spark for this venture. The film is well done but seems a bit flat and could perhaps stand to cut the middle by 20 minutes.

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Mencius said, “Instruction makes use of many techniques. When I do not deign to instruct someone, that too is a form of instruction.”

'Evil isn't the real threat to the world. Stupid is just as destructive as evil, maybe more so, and it's a hell of a lot more common. What we really need is a crusade against stupid. That might actually make a difference.'~Harry Dresden

Hara-Kiri (2012), dir. Miike Takashi. This is a remake of a classic 1960's film, which, unfortunately, I haven't seen yet, so I can't compare the two. I haven't seen a Miike film in quite a while- it seems that he's toned down considerably. He may even have lost some spark for this venture. The film is well done but seems a bit flat and could perhaps stand to cut the middle by 20 minutes.

DUDE, see the ORIGINAL.

I have no idea about this remake. And I am no samurai fetishist or whatever.

Great film. I think the original was marketed under both Hari-Kiri and Sepaku in the States.

It seems the best high school movies today are somehow connected to high school media of the 80s, either through tribute (Easy A) or parody (21 Jump Street). I can't think of much original high school media from my time in high school. Glee, I guess. Never watched it though. Heard mixed things.

First half of the season (not kidding about being that specific) was great. Good characters and story development and single camera work.

They made tons of money off the music and it became nonsense quickly thereafter.

It seems the best high school movies today are somehow connected to high school media of the 80s, either through tribute (Easy A) or parody (21 Jump Street). I can't think of much original high school media from my time in high school. Glee, I guess. Never watched it though. Heard mixed things.

Let me think on this. Netflix would tell you I have the viewing habits of a 14 year old girl if she had to watch stuff sometimes with her self important and domineering father.

Most folks time in high school has a bit of a lag when it comes to getting into film and TV.

Hara-Kiri (2012), dir. Miike Takashi. This is a remake of a classic 1960's film, which, unfortunately, I haven't seen yet, so I can't compare the two. I haven't seen a Miike film in quite a while- it seems that he's toned down considerably. He may even have lost some spark for this venture. The film is well done but seems a bit flat and could perhaps stand to cut the middle by 20 minutes.

DUDE, see the ORIGINAL.

I have no idea about this remake. And I am no samurai fetishist or whatever.

Great film. I think the original was marketed under both Hari-Kiri and Sepaku in the States.

I read the synopsis on Wikipedia and might have to watch both of them. I kind of want to watch a Samurai movie (been playing a lot of Shogun II on the computer) and was just going to rent the Seven Samurai for the ten millionth time, but could be interested in something new.

Also, has any one seen Rashomon? A friend suggested it and I love Kurosawa and Mifune together.

Hara-Kiri (2012), dir. Miike Takashi. This is a remake of a classic 1960's film, which, unfortunately, I haven't seen yet, so I can't compare the two. I haven't seen a Miike film in quite a while- it seems that he's toned down considerably. He may even have lost some spark for this venture. The film is well done but seems a bit flat and could perhaps stand to cut the middle by 20 minutes.

DUDE, see the ORIGINAL.

I have no idea about this remake. And I am no samurai fetishist or whatever.

Great film. I think the original was marketed under both Hari-Kiri and Sepaku in the States.

I read the synopsis on Wikipedia and might have to watch both of them. I kind of want to watch a Samurai movie (been playing a lot of Shogun II on the computer) and was just going to rent the Seven Samurai for the ten millionth time, but could be interested in something new.

Also, has any one seen Rashomon? A friend suggested it and I love Kurosawa and Mifune together.

Are you kidding?

Of course. I've seen all of Kurosawa's stuff.

It's not as bad as the Seven in the sense of being blatantly ripped-off a million times and sorta cinematically naive along with self-indulgently long.

But you've seen Rashomon before, heck it is a prop dramatic structure, which incidentally a writer for the LA Times doesn't understand using it to describe the new season of Arrested Development.

Anyhoo I am losing it.

Mifune is always great. Always. If you really want to go down the samurai route, we can do this.

But it is one of the better exemplars of the zombie genre. That has always been my take on it.

Huh???

Watch Romero; note the themes and structure, especially Dawn of the Dead.

Watch the Breakfast Club and explain to me the differences.

I hated the Breakfast Club.

Selam

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"Whether it’s the guillotine, the hangman’s noose, or reciprocal endeavors of militaristic horror, radical evil will never be recompensed with radical punishment. The only answer, the only remedy, and the only truly effective response to radical evil is radical love."+ Gebre Menfes Kidus +http://bookstore.authorhouse.com/Products/SKU-000984270/Rebel-Song.aspx

I am a sucker for high school stuff, but John Hughes . . . talk about over-rated.

dazed and confused?

fast times?

ferris?

or are you more of a mean girls guy?

Dazed and Confused was brilliant. Exceedingly superior to Fast Times.

Selam

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"Whether it’s the guillotine, the hangman’s noose, or reciprocal endeavors of militaristic horror, radical evil will never be recompensed with radical punishment. The only answer, the only remedy, and the only truly effective response to radical evil is radical love."+ Gebre Menfes Kidus +http://bookstore.authorhouse.com/Products/SKU-000984270/Rebel-Song.aspx

Hara-Kiri (2012), dir. Miike Takashi. This is a remake of a classic 1960's film, which, unfortunately, I haven't seen yet, so I can't compare the two. I haven't seen a Miike film in quite a while- it seems that he's toned down considerably. He may even have lost some spark for this venture. The film is well done but seems a bit flat and could perhaps stand to cut the middle by 20 minutes.

DUDE, see the ORIGINAL.

I have no idea about this remake. And I am no samurai fetishist or whatever.

Great film. I think the original was marketed under both Hari-Kiri and Sepaku in the States.

Yeah, my brother had the Criterion DVD of it, but I never got around to watching it. Now we're estranged and living in separate continents. Oh well. I'll have to get a hold of it somehow, sometime.

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Mencius said, “Instruction makes use of many techniques. When I do not deign to instruct someone, that too is a form of instruction.”

Hara-Kiri (2012), dir. Miike Takashi. This is a remake of a classic 1960's film, which, unfortunately, I haven't seen yet, so I can't compare the two. I haven't seen a Miike film in quite a while- it seems that he's toned down considerably. He may even have lost some spark for this venture. The film is well done but seems a bit flat and could perhaps stand to cut the middle by 20 minutes.

DUDE, see the ORIGINAL.

I have no idea about this remake. And I am no samurai fetishist or whatever.

Great film. I think the original was marketed under both Hari-Kiri and Sepaku in the States.

I read the synopsis on Wikipedia and might have to watch both of them. I kind of want to watch a Samurai movie (been playing a lot of Shogun II on the computer) and was just going to rent the Seven Samurai for the ten millionth time, but could be interested in something new.

Also, has any one seen Rashomon? A friend suggested it and I love Kurosawa and Mifune together.

Are you kidding?

Of course. I've seen all of Kurosawa's stuff.

It's not as bad as the Seven in the sense of being blatantly ripped-off a million times and sorta cinematically naive along with self-indulgently long.

But you've seen Rashomon before, heck it is a prop dramatic structure, which incidentally a writer for the LA Times doesn't understand using it to describe the new season of Arrested Development.

Anyhoo I am losing it.

Mifune is always great. Always. If you really want to go down the samurai route, we can do this.

I hope to all that is right that you have seen Ran.

Ran is possibly my favorite film of all time. I also loved Throne of Blood though it is less complex and rich (much like Macbeth is less complex and rich than King Lear).

Recommending Samurai films in general is hard- there is such a range of stuff from fun schlock to high art. Aside from the Kurosawa must-sees, I really loved Inagaki's 1962 adaptation of Chusingura- just a gorgeous film from every angle. If you like Mifune, then of course you need to see Inagaki's Samurai trilogy as well.

A less well-known film which I thought was amazing was Onibaba, which has more of a horror element to it. I guess it could only be tangentially considered a samurai movie, but I kinda just wanted to mention it because it's great. Same deal for Kwaidan. Also, if you like ninjas, Shinobi-no-Mono is buckets of fun.

And if you want to see the ultimate film pitting ninjas against samurai against Chinese kung fu masters, Ching Tsiu-tung's Duel to the Death is just the greatest thing ever. I never tire of talking about this movie. Any movie where a guy's head gets chopped off, flies onto a tree branch, says, "You will die," and then explodes cannot be missed. Nobody combines slapstick humor, grim tragedy, and just ridiculous violence like the Hong Kong kung fu directors.

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